Poem Prisoner for Life Editor’s Pick As if descended from skiesOn vista, she appearedwith musings so profound,and stooped to conquerwith her angelic aura,beguiling beauty,and captivating smile… Upright and sinless,he stumbled onto Enchantress’ fairy charm, and tempting miensfalling like an easy sinecureonly to remain a prisonerof her thoughts for life. Image: AI-generated artwork 23,769 total views, 24 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 21, 2024February 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Twilight Saga After a slew of months and daysI got your glimpse in familiar waysA gorgeous attire in pink and blueWith divine aura, an enticing smile. As ever charming, chirpy and livelyYou kept teasing in umpteen waysWavered for long and turned awayTo vanish into oblivion, eventually. Perplexed me got up only to realizeIt was not real but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 5, 2024November 7, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem यादों के जुगनू श्वेत धवल ललित-ललामपुष्पगुच्छ रजनीगंधा के उनकी भीनी-भीनी विशिष्ट सुगंध बरबस किसी की याद दिला जाते हैं और तब यह मन फिर एक बारबिह्वल और बेचैन हो उठता है… वैसे तो एक जमाना हुआवह कोमल रजनीगंधा स्पर्श वह स्निग्ध रजनीगंधा अहसास अनगिनत रजनीगंधा यादें और सपनेयादों के जुगनू बन मानस पटल परझिलमिल करते छाने लगते हैं। वह मेरे साथ नहीं […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh August 6, 2024September 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Flame After the fall of duskAs it’s dark everywhereWith stars twinkling in skyPale moon chuckling at meIn the deepening still of nightMy body start achingWith the desires burningHands eager to hold you tightTo feel the flames of your curves. As if rhyme & rhythm of timeSo also my breath & pulse stopsIn the still and chill […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Amiss Over a span, during all these yearsThe temporal business is as usualMusical notes remain all the sameFlowers ooze out same fragranceAnd so remains the riot of coloursDuring the spring and fall seasons… The easterly and westerly breezesCarry on to alternate the same wayThe dew drops in winter cling on toThe grass, twigs and leaves of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2023December 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Fireflies The demons of past houndHis tormented and forlorn life…A pining of cherished desiresA saga of tattered dreams. Then, in the wildernessOf his muddled mindHer thoughts & memoriesShimmer like fireflies! 28,058 total views, 30 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem दिवास्वप्न Editor’s Choice शिशिर ॠतु की आबोहवा, एक और ठंडी भिनसारगुनगुनी एवं आभामयी रविप्रभा का चहुंओर विस्तारसरसब्ज लाॅन में पसंदीदा आरामकुर्सी में सिमटकरउसके दिवास्वप्नों में खोया हुआ, खुद से बेखबर मैंविगत वर्षों के गुजरे पल, व तमाम खट्टी-मीठी यादें कभी हर्षोल्लास, तो कभी व्यग्रता व विषाद के पल स्वप्निल जीवनी, मानो उसी से शुरू उसी पर खतम। आँखे […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 21, 2023September 22, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Still Yearning I never loved you for your body or looksBut because you had touched my soulIn the same sequel if you still remember meI won’t ever care if everyone else forget me. The greatest happiness of my life still remainThat I was once worthy of your love and careThe very thought of being loved by someoneGave […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem सांध्य गीत Editor’s Choice एक और खूबसूरत शाम ढलने को हैसूरज छितिज़ से नीचे कब का जा चुका हैझिलमिल करते तारे आकाश में आच्छादित हैंपर हृदय में तुम्हारी वापसी की आशा संजोयेतुम्हारी मात्र एक झलक की चाहत लिए मन अशांत और व्याकुल है. शरद ऋतु के आगाज के साथ-साथ अब मौसम भी करवट बदलने लगा हैहवा में ठंडक […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 10, 2023April 11, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Reverie On those cold wintry morningsWhile cuddled in my comfy reclinerUnder the bright and warm sunshineBeguiled and lost in your pious reverieNostalgia of shared yesteryears’ memoriesOften sweeps over my thoughts and senses. The eyes shut yet mind goes meanderingYour awesome persona with twinkling eyesYour fairy charm with elegant angelic auraOur one last rendezvous, short yet affableThen […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh January 5, 2022November 19, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sorrow in Silk Editor’s Pick An open teardrop, a silent public signWhere heavy hearts and truths alignAn aching heart’s implicit, abrupt rainThat speaks the honest truth of pain. But unavowed is the soul’s esoteric artOf one who guards the fractured heartHe wraps haunting shadows out of sightAnd shrouds his bleeding wounds in light. He paints a gentle smile […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Parrot Pitcher In overcast mires, as ancient mosses creepIt’s a quiet mimic where the waters sleepThe Parrot Pitcher rears its painted head—A crimson, low-slung, living, verdant bed. Upon its globose cowl, a hooked beak standsTempting the wanderers, a honey trap expandsWhile clear, translucent windows trick the lightA maze of colour in the damp, dark night. Down below, […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
My Journey to the South Block and Beyond Autobiography by Somi Tandon It was a pleasure to read the autobiography of Ms. Somi Tandon, my senior colleague and a retired civil servant from the Indian Defence Accounts Service. Like many other accomplished women from various walks of life, she acknowledges that her father, Late Shri Prem Chand Tandon, was her greatest inspiration and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 25, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Sorrow in Silk Editor’s Pick An open teardrop, a silent public signWhere heavy hearts and truths alignAn aching heart’s implicit, abrupt rainThat speaks the honest truth of pain. But unavowed is the soul’s esoteric artOf one who guards the fractured heartHe wraps haunting shadows out of sightAnd shrouds his bleeding wounds in light. He paints a gentle smile […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Joy and Pain Happiness and joy are emotionsthat produce conscious feelingsof safety, peace and vibrant energy,Combined with euphoria and gratitude;yet they are transient and fleeting,brain chemistry resets after a while,emotional fatigue sets in,and one returns to his baseline. In stark defiance,Pain touches the human hearteven more closely than joy,it silently walks beside man,like a shadow without a voice;a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Glazed Artisan A rigid vault where vivid hues gleamA hardened crown at nature’s extremeEight clustered eyes ready to scan the airAnd six-pointed horns to guard her lair. A vivid gold and crimson-pointed crownAbove the tangled leaves of forest brownBeneath, her hidden spinnerets alignTo weave vault of the choicest design. Unmoving as a stone of polished glazeEntrapping flight […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh September 26, 2026September 27, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Touch Now I get tired too soonSo I’m afraid of going farBut all this does not meanI’ve abandoned walks forever… And yes, I often feel lonelyEven amongst my own peopleBut all this does not meanI have stopped caring for all… I often remember our friendshipI still care for our relationshipBut how much I do,I have stopped […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked